Items tagged with: Motorsports

Ever wonder how school buses almost universally came to wear not just yellow but a specific shade of yellow ? Smithsonian Magazine dug up the answer, which has less to do with caprice and more to do ...

Courtesy of Bloomington Gold Bloomington Gold Charlotte is approaching next month and the two-day show is a must for Corvette enthusiasts. In addition to the over 500 Corvettes on display and the Blo...

Courtesy of Road America Vintage racers around the country will take to the Road America track this weekend, as the Ariens Art on Wheels Weekend will feature the Vintage Sports Car Drivers Associatio...

American Motors products (and even a couple pre-AMC Nashes) filled the former Chilson AMC dealership in Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania, for the final Chilson Family Reunion. Photos by David Conwill. We ...

NASCAR tribute 1985 Ford Thunderbird for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: This T-Bird has much more going on than a sharp wrap with custom made matching decals. Crisp sounding sma...

Documented 1965 Devin Special for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: A spectacular pairing of European design and American grunt, this Devin roadster is offered for sale by its orig...

Courtesy of the National Automobile Museum The directors at the National Automobile Museum announced the topic of their Second Thursday talk to take place later this month. John Sell, a retired tech ...

At this point, there are no excuses for missing Car Week in Monterey. Opinions seem unanimous: it's the event of the year for lovers of automobiles both new and old. The week itself hosts dozens of e...

Gasser-style 1956 Ford Fairlane for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: This 2DR Fairlane was first customized in the 60’s. The black paint is one of the best indicators of its histo...

Artist’s rendering of the second circuit at Bathurst, via Bathurst Regional Council. Much like the Circuit de la Sarthe at Le Mans, Bathurst’s Mount Panorama circuit relies on roads open to the publi...

Photos courtesy Profiles in History, except where noted. For appearing in one episode of a 50-year-old television show, Grampa Munster’s Dragula has gone on to inspire a disproportionate following, b...

“It may seem a little crazy to walk directly into the line of fire… those who are willing, are those who achieve great things. People say I’m crazy. I say thank you.” Jessi Combs wrote this on her In...

The views from atop Corkscrew Hill are simply amazing. Here the Group 2A machines, 1955-’61 Sports Cars, make a warm-up lap behind the pace car. Photos by David Conwill. “Pebble Beach,” as Monterey C...

Images are courtesy of Volkswagen and Audi Volkswagen Type 1 designer and founder of the eponymous sports car company, Dr. Ferdinand Porsche would have been very proud of the accomplishments of his g...

Four days after the tragic events of September 11, 2001, American open-wheel racing series CART held its first race in Europe, hastily renamed from the German 500 to the 2001 American Memorial. With ...

Most outside Australia won’t have heard of Winton Raceway. It’s never hosted a grand prix, it isn’t the birthplace of any forms of motor racing, and it certainly isn’t a place to mingle with "high so...

The scene of the last point races for the A.A.A. championship changed from the East to the West Coast, to sunny California. The Vanderbilt Cup and the Grand Prize were run at Santa Monica. Both races...

Authenticated 1970 AMC Javelin Trans Am for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: 1 of 100 built in the Trans Am registry. Its the 99th car built in October of 1969 only 2 cars built i...

Photo by Tony Harrison. Set up in a rural corner of England to celebrate American-style drag racing, Santa Pod Raceway has also been beset with American-style conflicts over noise with area housing d...

Why did Nissan recently celebrate the 50th anniversaries of the Z and the GT-R at a rest stop? As Ben Hsu at Japanese Nostalgic Car noted, the rest stop wasn’t on just any old highway. That’s because...

Photo courtesy of Iso Bizzarrini Owner’s Club. The Iso Bizzarrini Owner’s Club will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Lele in Laguna Nigel, California. The stateside celebration will be part of t...